Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
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The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada is the state agency responsible for overseeing and regulating Nevada’s utility services, including electricity and natural gas providers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Public Utilities Commission of Nevada canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
public utilities commission
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state regulatory agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | PUCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nevada Public Utilities Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesRegulationTo |
investor-owned utilities in Nevada
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some competitive energy service providers in Nevada ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
NERFINISHED
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North American Electric Reliability Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionersAppointedBy | Governor of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionersConfirmedBy | Nevada Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | public interest standard in utility regulation ⓘ |
| governingBody | three-member commission ⓘ |
| governs |
retail electric rates for regulated utilities in Nevada
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retail natural gas rates for regulated utilities in Nevada ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Carson City, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfCommissioners | 3 ⓘ |
| hasOfficeLocation | Las Vegas, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holds | public hearings on utility rate cases ⓘ |
| issues |
certificates of public convenience and necessity for utilities
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orders in utility regulatory proceedings ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitors |
utility compliance with safety regulations in Nevada
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utility compliance with service quality standards in Nevada ⓘ |
| oversees |
certain telecommunications service quality in Nevada
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energy efficiency programs of regulated utilities in Nevada ⓘ integrated resource planning for Nevada electric utilities ⓘ interconnection of distributed generation in Nevada ⓘ net metering policies in Nevada ⓘ pipeline safety for intrastate natural gas pipelines in Nevada ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | State of Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
implementation of Nevada energy efficiency standards
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implementation of Nevada renewable energy policies ⓘ |
| regulates |
certain transportation services in Nevada
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electric utilities in Nevada ⓘ natural gas utilities in Nevada ⓘ telecommunications utilities in Nevada ⓘ wastewater utilities in Nevada ⓘ water utilities in Nevada ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ensuring reasonably priced utility service in Nevada
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ensuring reliable utility service in Nevada ⓘ ensuring safe utility service in Nevada ⓘ implementing Nevada utility statutes and regulations ⓘ |
| sector |
energy regulation
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public utilities regulation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Nevada Administrative Code
NERFINISHED
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Nevada Revised Statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://puc.nv.gov/ ⓘ |
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